Childrenswear Designer

We are working closely with a leading fashion supplier and are looking to recruit a talented Childrenswear Designer to join their growing design team. This is an exciting opportunity to work across a broad range of children swear categories, creating trend-driven and commercial collections for an international customer base. Based in Manchester, you'd be working across girls' and boys' apparel, covering baby, toddler, younger and older age ranges.

Working within a fast-paced and collaborative environment, you will play a key role in developing innovative collections across woven, jersey and leisurewear categories for customers across the UK, Europe, the US and Canada. Main Responsibilities Will Include:
Designing commercially focused and trend-led collections across girls' and boys' children swear Creating product ranges across woven, jersey and leisurewear categories Developing collections for baby, toddler, younger and older children swear age groups Conducting trend research, competitor analysis and market shopping to identify new opportunities and emerging trends Producing inspirational mood boards, design concepts, CADs and detailed product specifications Working closely with the Design Manager to deliver seasonal product strategies and customer requirements Developing strong relationships with internal teams, suppliers and customers Attending customer meetings and presentations where required Managing multiple projects and critical path deadlines in a fast-paced environment Supporting the development process from initial concept through to final production

Person Specification:

Previous experience working within a children swear design role Strong knowledge of woven, jersey and leisurewear product areas A solid understanding of children swear across baby, toddler, younger and older age ranges Excellent trend forecasting and commercial awareness Strong CAD and Adobe Creative Suite skills Ability to manage multiple customers, categories and deadlines simultaneously A proactive and collaborative approach with strong attention to detail